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Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. is a Spain La Liga football (soccer) club based in Getafe, a city in the Madrid metropolitan area, founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983.

In the top level since La Liga 2004-05, it holds home games at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.

History

Earliest foundation

The first incarnation of Getafe Club de Fútbol existed since 1945, when five Getafe locals, Enrique Condes García, Aurelio Miranda Olavaria, Antonio Corridor Lozano, Manuel Serrano Vergara and Miguel Cubero Francés, decided to form a team from the area while meeting at the "La Marquesina" bar. Officially founded on 24 February 1946, Getafe CF was called Club Getafe Deportivo.

The earliest days of this club were played out of the Campo del Regimiento de Artillería, which did not have goals. Shortly after, Getafe CF moved to San Isidro In_Spain, where the current Municipal Sports Center of San Isidro exists today. Here, Club Getafe gained promotion to the Tercera División following a victory against CP Villarrobledo in the 1956/57 season. Getafe even came close to promotion into Segunda División during 1957/58, before being defeated by C.D. Almería.

On September 2, 1970, Getafe CF finally inaugurated its own stadium as they gained promotion back into Tercera División. Presided over by chairman Francisco Vara, Las Margaritas (Madrid) was founded with a 3-1 victory over Michelín. The team survived in the third level that season, and six years later gained a historic promotion to Segunda División.

New history in Segunda

Club Getafe Deportivo played six seasons in Segunda División, with little success. From 1976-1982, they never finished higher than tenth.

A highlight for Getafe CF came in 1978, when they were drawn against highly-fancied FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey Round of 16. Playing at home in the first leg, Getafe drew with a star-studded Barcelona team 3-3, before travelling away for the Second Leg and being thrashed 8-0 at the Nou Camp.

At the conclusion of the Segunda División - 1981-82, following unpaid payments to players, Getafe was automatically relegated and subsequently liquidated.

Meanwhile, on September 1, 1976, a new club was founded in the National Sports Council and the Regional Federation of Castille. Getafe CF was Peña Madridista Getafe (the Real Madrid supporter's club of Getafe). This club played for four seasons in various divisions, until taking the name Club Deportivo Peña Getafe, and played under this name for a further two seasons. On July 10, 1982, they joined forces with the much older Club Getafe Promesas, and were registered again in the Regional Federation of Castille.

Present existence

Based on the merger the previous year, the present Getafe Club de Fútbol was officially founded on July 8, 1983, after passing through the general partners assembly.

Starting in the regional leagues in 1983/84, Getafe was promoted for four consecutive seasons until reaching Segunda División B. Getafe CF started a new period with its promotion into Segunda in Segunda División - 1994-95, staying only two years. Threatening absolute disappearance just a few years later in 1997, Getafe survived relegation into the fourth level Tercera División following a two-legged playoff victory over SD Huesca.

Meanwhile, Getafe's current stadium, the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, was inaugurated on the January 1, 1998.

Returning to the second division for Segunda División - 1999-00, Getafe lasted another two seasons. One year later, however, they would return, following an amazing promotion during 2001/02 during which one of their players, Sebastián "Sebas" Gómez, was murdered, and controversy regarding unpaid payments of players following a debt of 3 million euros.

Consolidating their position after one year, Getafe had a fantastic Segunda División - 2003-04 in Segunda. At the top of the table for most of the year, the side travelled to the Canary Islands on the final matchday needing a win to assure a historic promotion to La Liga. Amazingly, they defeated C.D. Tenerife 5-3 with five goals from Sergio Pachón, thus becoming along with Real Madrid C.F., Atlético Madrid and Rayo Vallecano the fourth team from the Community of Madrid and the first of them from outside of the Madrid to ever play in La Liga . With this promotion, Getafe had ascended the whole Spanish football league system, achieving this feat in only twenty years.

La Liga

Getafe hired Quique Sánchez Flores as coach for their first season in the top division, but were widely tipped to be relegated. Getafe CF started La Liga 2004-05 poorly, lying at the bottom of the table,. Home wins over Espanyol, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF and Real Madrid, followed by a sole away win of the season over Athletic Bilbao, saw Getafe climb to finish 13th, being the only promoted side to avoid relegation. At the end of the season Getafe CF lost coach Flores, and several players to rival clubs. In Getafe's next season Getafe CF briefly topped the table before slipping to finish 9th. During the 2006 World Cup, Argentina-born Mariano Pernía became Getafe's first ever Spain national football team, before moving to Atlético Madrid.

In La Liga 2006-07 Getafe again finished ninth in the league, conceding only 33 goals in 38 matches and goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri was awarded the Ricardo Zamora Trophy, having recorded 12 clean sheets. The highlight of Getafe CF's season was reaching the Copa del Rey 2006-07 final, a competition in which Getafe had never even reached the quarter-finals before. The run included a two-legged semi-final against FC Barcelona in which Getafe lost the first leg 5-2 at the Camp Nou before producing a 4-0 rout in the second leg at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. Getafe lost their first ever major final 1–0 to Sevilla FC in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Through this Getafe CF qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup qualification, as Sevilla had already qualified for the UEFA Champions' League through their league position.

La Liga 2007-08, coach Bernd Schuster left after two seasons to become head coach at Real Madrid, and Getafe appointed Michael Laudrup as his replacement. Under Laudrup's leadership Getafe again finished the league mid-table. In the UEFA Cup 2007-08, Getafe CF managed to progress to the quarterfinals after finishing top of Group G, only losing once, setting up a tie against four-times European Cup winners FC Bayern Munich. Getafe drew the away leg 1-1 , thanks to an injury time equaliser from Cosmin Contra. In the second leg Rubén de la Red was red card (sports) after six minutes. Cosmin Contra put Getafe ahead just before halftime, but in the 89th minute Franck Ribéry equalised, sending the game into extra time. Two quick goals, from Javier Casquero and substitute Braulio Nóbrega, gave Getafe a 3-1 lead but Bayern pulled a goal back from Luca Toni, before Toni again scored seconds before the end of extra time, giving Bayern an away goals win. Getafe also had successful run in the Copa del Rey 2007-08, reaching the final for a second year running. In the final, at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, Getafe were beaten 3–1 by Valencia.

Stadium

Getafe play at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, located in Getafe. Its pitch dimensions are 105x70 metres. The stadium was inaugurated on January 1, 1998, named after the Spanish international (and of Real Madrid fame) Alfonso Pérez. Though he never played for or against Getafe, or even in the stadium, he is perhaps the most famous footballer to come out of the area and was at the height of his career during the mid-1990s.

Before playing in the Coliseum, Getafe played their home matches at the nearby Estadio de las Margaritas, part of the greater Las Margaritas (Madrid). The Coliseum was subsequently built as a natural extension to the much smaller facilities at Las Margaritas. Since its foundation, the stadium has had numerous renovations, and now seats 14,400 people and several thousand more standing. As such, the exact capacity of the is variable and ambiguous. Getafe generally fill the stadium for local matches against Real and Atlético Madrid, as well as against Barcelona, most famously in the 2006-07 Cup semifinal. For the first time in their history, Getafe pre-sold out the whole of the Coliseum before their Second Leg match against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup 2007-08.

Getafe president Ángel Torres has expressed interest in upgrading the Coliseum to a much greater 20,000 seat arena, in conjunction with Madrid 2012 Olympic bid. The failure of this bid and poor crowd averages has put this redevelopment in doubt.

Getafe use the nearby Sports City when training. These facilities include several training pitches with both grass and artificial turf, full medical rooms and recuperation facilities.

Supporters

Commonly called Marea Azul, or Getafeños, Getafe supporters have steadily grown to their team. The team has 18 peñas (supporter clubs), and 12,000 socios (associates). Former Madrid player Francisco Pavón is a well-known Getafe associate, while Fernando Alonso and Rafael Nadal have attended matches at the Coliseum in the past.

Despite being a suburban team, Getafe supporters have grown far beyond the area and are now known to have fans in Australia, Sweden, Finland, Argentina, Scotland, Denmark, United States of America and Mexico. In 2007, a peña was founded in Venezuela to extend the worldwide club reach.

Getafe also created controversy in 2007 when their season ticket campaign included biblical references of Abraham, Moses and Jesus sacrificing themselves for the team. Getafe CF responded by withdrawing the first scene involving Abraham.

Upon important or famous victories, Getafe fans celebrate at the Cibelina statue in the town centre. Prior to the 2007 Cup final, Torres implored the fans to "tear down the Cibelina" upon victory, promising to pay for a new design. During that final, thousands of supporters rushed to get tickets and packed into the Santiago Bernabéu, yet were vastly outnumbered by Sevillistas. However, those who failed to get tickets - most of which went to season ticket holders for the 2007/08 campaign - were able to watch the match on a big screen in Getafe's central square.

Getafe has also a small group of Ultras supporters, called Comandos Azules. (Blue commandos).

Rivalries

Historically, due to their close geographical position, Getafe has always held a strong rivalry with CD Leganés. They played out numerous encounters in the lower division, before the two teams fortunes began to contrast as Getafe gained ascendency and Leganés began to deteriorate.

In the first division, the side has held some tremendous matches in the last few years with Real Madrid, with the ledger being most recently squared at 3 wins each. Real Madrid's greater stature, budget and squad has never stopped Getafe from often playing their best football against their "bigger brother". Getafe also has a smaller rivalry with Atlético Madrid.

In addition to this, Getafe has developed somewhat of a rivalry with FC Barcelona, which culminated in their famous 4-0 victory over their more fancied opponents during the Copa del Rey 2006-07. Also, Valencia CF has succumbed numerous times to el Geta, often quite heavily, as was the case during the Copa del Rey 2006-07, which ensured Getafe's first ever appearance in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a 2-4 win at the Mestalla. This result was turned around in the Copa del Rey 2007-08, however, as Valencia would deny Getafe their first ever trophy with a 3-1 victory. This rivalry is propped up healthily by the regular transfer of Getafe players (and coach Quique Sánchez Flores) to Valencia.

Achievements

- Copa del Rey
- Segunda División B

- Zamora Trophy for Roberto Abbondanzieri in La Liga 2006-07

Recent seasons

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- 5 seasons in La Liga
- 6 seasons in Segunda División
- 11 seasons in Segunda División B
- 1 seasons in Tercera División
- 3 seasons in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol

As of July 2009.

Reserve team

Staff & Board

- Manager: Míchel (footballer)
- Assistant Manager: Juan Esnáider
- Goalkeeper Coach: Juan Carlos Arévalo Aguilar
- Trainer: Ángel López Pérez
- President: Ángel Torres Sánchez
- Vice President: Agustín Clemente Alonso

Stadium information

- Name - Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
- City - Getafe
- Capacity - 18,000
- Inauguration - 1998
- Pitch size - 105 x 68 m
- Other Facilities: - Ciudad Deportiva

Kit information

Getafe wears their traditional blue strip. Small strips of white and red also tend to be incorporated in their kit. Generally, their away strip is red, however this has changed in recent years. Their shirt manufacturer is Joma.

Previous sponsors
- 2004-2005 Opción (Centro de Ocio)
- 2005-2006 PSG
- 2006-2009 Grupo Galco
- 2009- Burger King

Presidents

- 1983-1992 Antonio de Miguel
- 1992-2000 Francisco Flores
- 2000-2001 Felipe González
- 2001-2001 Domingo Rebosio
- 2002- Ángel Torres

Famous players

- Martín Vitali
- Aníbal Samuel Matellán
- Mariano Juan
- Roberto Abbondanzieri
- Oscar Ustari
- Daniel Diaz
- Jackson Avelino Coelho
- Daniel Ngom Kome
- Joffre Guerrón
- José Luis Rondo
- Sergio Barila
- Māris Verpakovskis
- Vladimir Popović (footballer born 1976)
- Dejan Batrović
- Ikechukwu Uche
- Edgar Patricio de Carvalho Pacheco
- Gheorghe Craioveanu
- Cosmin Contra
- Ilshat Faizuline

- Luis Aragonés
- Miguel Ángel Carrilero
- Raúl Albiol
- Nano (Spanish footballer)
- Alexis Ruano Delgado
- Diego Rivas
- Ángel Vivar Dorado
- Gabriel Fernández
- Javier Paredes
- Jaime Gavilán Martínez
- Daniel González Güiza
- Iván Sánchez-Rico Soto
- Esteban Granero
- Rubén de la Red
- Pablo Hernández Domínguez
- David Belenguer
- Javier Casquero
- Mariano Pernía

- Bernd Schuster
- Michael Laudrup

Notes and references

Almería, Athletic Club Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Deportivo La Coruña, Espanyol, FC Barcelona, Getafe CF, Málaga CF, Mallorca, Numancia, Osasuna, Racing Santander, Real Betis, Real Madrid, Recreativo Huelva, Sevilla FC, Sporting Gijón, Valencia CF, Valladolid, Villarreal CF